GT 500 Spoiler..install help.NEW>>.pics..
09-12-2007, 07:31 PM
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RE: GT 500 Spoiler..install help..pics..
ORIGINAL: Srt2Stang725
i have this spoiler waiting to be installed...does anyone recommend any prepwork for the trunk so the 3m tape sticks good? should i wash the trunk with dishsoap to take some of the wax off? any recommendations?
i have this spoiler waiting to be installed...does anyone recommend any prepwork for the trunk so the 3m tape sticks good? should i wash the trunk with dishsoap to take some of the wax off? any recommendations?
Mike
09-12-2007, 07:31 PM
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RE: GT 500 Spoiler..install help..pics..
If you use a fishing line to "saw off" the double sided tape, use regular tape around the spoiler to protect the paint around it, so that you don't scrape it. Clean the area very well and glue away. I would recommend you use sealant silicone, at least a bit, around the bolts as an extra insurance to ensure water does not seeps through.
09-12-2007, 07:46 PM
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RE: GT 500 Spoiler..install help..pics..
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I removed the foam part using the thumb technique and used isopropanol alcohol rubbing it in a circle until it all came off. Mine came from the spoiler store too. Nice paint match - one tiny grain in the paint but the results speak for themselves. My only gripe is the end tapes don't seem to sit flat so don't adhere properly on the forward edges. I was going to try and remove it to see if a slight reposition would help but once these tapes are on, they're on!
The bottom pic is aForyar lower grille insert. Both were bargains. The spoiler came from The Spoiler Store on ebay for $150 (plus $160 shipping to the UK but it was still a bargain at $2 to the £). The lower grille insert is solid billet and cost a piffling $32. I mean come on, I couldn't buy the materials for that! www.foryar.com
Pics of old spoiler, no spoiler and GT500 spoiler plus some late night pics of the Foryar lower grille insert:
I removed the foam part using the thumb technique and used isopropanol alcohol rubbing it in a circle until it all came off. Mine came from the spoiler store too. Nice paint match - one tiny grain in the paint but the results speak for themselves. My only gripe is the end tapes don't seem to sit flat so don't adhere properly on the forward edges. I was going to try and remove it to see if a slight reposition would help but once these tapes are on, they're on!
The bottom pic is aForyar lower grille insert. Both were bargains. The spoiler came from The Spoiler Store on ebay for $150 (plus $160 shipping to the UK but it was still a bargain at $2 to the £). The lower grille insert is solid billet and cost a piffling $32. I mean come on, I couldn't buy the materials for that! www.foryar.com
Pics of old spoiler, no spoiler and GT500 spoiler plus some late night pics of the Foryar lower grille insert:
Please let me know, and thanks,
Mike
09-13-2007, 02:36 AM
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RE: GT 500 Spoiler..install help..pics..
Isoaked a rag with 3M brand adhesive/wax remover and let it sit on the old tape and it wiped right off, no rubbing at all. decklid prep was done with the same 3M adhesive/wax remover, I just wiped the surface with it to remove all wax, let it dry then istalled the spoiler. Turned out great
09-13-2007, 10:56 AM
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RE: GT 500 Spoiler..install help..pics..
No, if you have a stock spoiler the holes are there..
If you have a delete then start drilling..
I used some googone..it work a little with alot of elbow grease...i am goona try your advice on the 3M adhesive remover..
If you have a delete then start drilling..
I used some googone..it work a little with alot of elbow grease...i am goona try your advice on the 3M adhesive remover..
